Paris vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Paris Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2357
$1111
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5959
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$1338
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$2858
$861
🍽️ Food expenses
$620
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$261
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3414
$2543
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
99
73
😀 Quality of life
95
92
🏙️ Population
2.15M
1.06M

The cost of living in Paris is 112% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 998th and 4890th ($2357 vs $1111) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 142nd in France and Japan, respectively. Check France vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Paris compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Sendai ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 22nd and 91st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Paris vs Sendai

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Paris Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.2
$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.6
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.18
$3.51
 Cappuccino
$4.99
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.16
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1451
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1077
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3334
$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2404
$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$237
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.4
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13808
$2390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9821
$1362
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.38
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.9
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$16.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.13
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.78
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.2
$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.3
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.41
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.87
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.3
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$109
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$54.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$792
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18941
$6369

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Cities near Paris

Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$1414
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1755
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1743
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2226
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$1943
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1558
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2158
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$1984
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1659
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1799
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1905
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1725
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1630
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1701
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1826
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1686
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1682
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1691
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1669
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1894
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1699
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1628
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1309
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1532
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1423
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1643
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1312
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1397
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1370
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1320
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1195
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1221
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1244
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1448
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1262
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1607
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1349
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1474
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1286
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1395

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$1026
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$1030
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$1029
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$1026
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$1027
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$1027
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$1029
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1019
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$1022
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$1016
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$1015
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1031
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1034
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1035
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1035
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$1004
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1041
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$998
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$1008
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$1002
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$1016
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1021
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1045
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$1004
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$988
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1042
57 km or 35 mi Date
$989
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1012
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$1000
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$1007
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1027
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1048
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$1015
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1011
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1052
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1053
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1017
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1022
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1057